The Nurse Is Conducting a Family Assessment in Which Alcoholism

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting a family assessment in which alcoholism by the parents is suspected. When assessing the children within this family for symptoms of stress, the nurse recognizes that

A) the children will most likely verbalize their feelings about the stressor.
B) the children will demonstrate the ability to sort out the meaning of the illness.
C) signs of distress can include academic decline, gastric distress, and headaches.
D) physical complaints by the children can only be related to a physiological etiology.